The Attorney General's Office Finds Indications Of State Loss From Banking Corruption In Banjarmasin

Assistant for Intelligence of the South Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Abdul Rahman/Photo: Antara

BANJARMASIN - The South Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Kalsel) found more than Rp5.9 billion in state financial losses in the alleged corruption case of a bank in Barito Kuala (Batola) Regency.

"We found the state financial loss after going through approximately one month of investigation", said Abdul Rahman, Assistant Intelligence Officer for the South Kalimantan Attorney General's Office, in Banjarmasin, Friday, February 25.

Based on these findings, the South Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office from today officially raised his status to the investigation stage so that later a suspect is determined.

Rahman said that based on the conclusion of the case title and the leadership's direction, the status of the handling had been raised from investigation to investigation.

Regarding the modus operandi, Rahman explained, there were irregularities in granting credit using engineered data, namely the granting of credit to debtors at the Marabahan Branch Office through intermediaries using business legality and fictitious personal data.

The alleged fraudulent practice was allegedly carried out on several credit products including investment credit and refinancing credit in 2021.

The investigation is still being carried out by the investigating prosecutor before determining who is the suspect in the case.

"We'll just have to wait for the progress of the investigation. If a suspect has been named, we will convey it", said Rahman accompanied by the Head of the Legal Information Section for the South Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office, Romadu Novelino.